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Chris Bosh joins Dwyane Wade, LeBron James in All-Star Game as reserve
"Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was named to his seventh NBA All-Star team when the reserves were announced Thursday. Despite the accolade, Bosh insisted he was unaware the significance of the day. "I didn't even know it was today," Bosh said. "I'm going to be honest with you." Despite the lack of interest, Bosh said being selected was an honor he will perhaps enjoy more when his career is over. He was announced as a reserve, joining LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as the Heat's representatives."
Bosh glad he avoided Dwight's dilemma
"Sunday, Chris Bosh will face the results of waiting-then-walking, when he faces the Toronto Raptors at AmericanAirlines Arena. Wednesday, he will experience the fallout of warning-then-waiting, when the Miami Heat travel to play the Orlando Magic. Each is a case study in the team-player dynamic in NBA free agency, be it Bosh's decision to allow free agency to run its course in 2009-2010 in Toronto or Dwight Howard's advance notice in Central Florida that he would be amenable to a franchise-salvaging trade in advance of his right to opt out of his contract this coming summer. For Bosh, creating Dwight-style drama was an option never considered as his time was expiring in Toronto, if only"
Sir Charles offers rare praise of Miami Heat's Bosh
"Chris Bosh was as shocked as everyone else when Charles Barkley said on TNT that he thought Bosh should be a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team instead of Carmelo Anthony. A running punch line for Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal, Bosh long ago quit watching TNT's pregame show. He learned about Barkley's compliment through a friend. "I thought it was something else," Bosh said. "It was funny." Did Bosh ever imagine a scenario when Barkley would respect his game? "No," Bosh said. "To be honest with you, no. But it's cool. I must be doing … OK." Dwyane Wade seemed skeptical of the sincerity of Barkley's praise for Bosh. "With Charles, I don't know what that shows with him," Wade"
Chris Bosh on All-Star snub: 'I'm not a popular guy'
"Chris Bosh was planning to wait. His All-Star statements are made by coaches, not the voting public. But he never envisioned Charles Barkley as his campaign manager. A day after being bypassed as a starter on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, Bosh said Friday his only surprise during Thursday's announcement of All-Star starters was that it was Barkley who rushed to his defense, demanding a recount after New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was voted in as the second East forward alongside the Heat's LeBron James. Considering the shots Barkley has taken from his TNT pulpit at the Heat since the Big Three of Bosh, James and Dwyane Wade came together in July 2010, he was the last"
Wade, LeBron in as All-Stars; Barkley: Bosh should start
"Chris Bosh will have to wait a week, but he's already found himself in an All-Star debate. While, as expected, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were announced Thursday as All-Star Game starters in the final tabulation of fan voting, the remaining member of the Miami Heat's Big Three will have to wait until next Thursday, when voting among conference coaches for reserves is announced. James and Wade are joined in the Eastern Conference starting lineup by Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard, Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose and New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony."
Chris Bosh no longer the odd man in Miami Heat's Big 3
"To say that Chris Bosh is merely enjoying his best stretch with the Heat would be to over simply the significance of his recent development. The guy is shooting 71.1 percent over his past two games and hasn't missed a three-pointer or a free throw. Bosh made his first seven shots on Wednesday against Detroit, finishing with 27 points on 12-of-15 shooting. He was 1 of 1 from three-point range (2 of 2 in his past two games) and 2 of 2 from the free-throw line (16 of 16 in his past two games). He scored 62 points in the Heat's back-to-back games against the Cavaliers and Pistons and is averaging 26.7 points since Dwyane Wade went down with a sprained ankle."
Chris Bosh saves the day as Miami Heat defeats Cleveland Cavaliers
"Chris Bosh was the best player on the court on Tuesday in LeBron James' first game this season against his old team. Bosh carried the Heat through a difficult first half and then finished off the game with a flurry of jumpers and free throws in the fourth quarter. The Heat defeated the Cavaliers 92-85, and Bosh had 35 points, giving him four 30-point games this season, or one more than he had all of last season."
Chris Bosh's 35 help Heat escape with ugly 92-85 win over Cavs
"Midway through the third quarter, with his team's lethargy reaching the point where he was forced to call plays from the bench, Erik Spoelstra informed his team to run, "C-Rip." Most of the way in this one, the Heat played like "C-rap." The difference between this slop and similar slop Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks is Spoelstra's team somehow found a way to turn something equally ugly into a 92-85 victory Tuesday night over the Cleveland Cavaliers at AmericanAirlines Arena. "It wasn't an all-together smoothly played game," Spoelstra understated, "but there, at the end, regardless of how you get there, we were able to get a handful of stops and then able to execute down the stretch.""
Heat sloppy, ragged in 91-82 loss to Bucks, as Wade again sits
"After this one, nobody will be talking about how the Miami Heat look better without Dwyane Wade. Sunday, against a Milwaukee Bucks team that would prefer every game look like a street fight, the Heat were low on artistry and cogent offense in a 91-82 loss at AmericanAirlines Arena that snapped a three-game winning streak. "A clunker," Heat reserve forward Shane Battier said. Asked if he agreed, Heat forward LeBron James said, "I don't know what that means." The box score provided a more-than-apt accounting. The Heat shot 37.3 percent from the field, 3 of 12 on 3-pointers, recorded only nine assists and committed 22 turnovers. The nine assists were one above the franchise all-time low."
James, Bosh, Miller lead Miami Heat's comeback against Spurs
"The Heat is getting used to winning without Dwyane Wade. Miami is 4-0 this season in games without Wade, who missed Tuesday's 120-98 victory against the San Antonio Spurs with a sprained ankle. The Heat, which snapped a three-game losing streak, struggled through the first half at AmericanAirlines Arena but then came to life in the third and fourth quarters behind dazzling shooting efforts from LeBron James and Mike Miller. James, who played despite flu-like symptoms, led the Heat with 33 points on 12-of-21 shooting. He shot 1 of 6 to begin the game but caught fire in the second and third quarters. James was 11 of 15 from the field and 4 of 5 from three-point range the second half."
Miami Heat's Chris Bosh continuously makes adjustments
"For a minute there, Chris Bosh had it all figured out. Sure, he was devastated by his team's inability to seal the deal in the NBA Finals, but coming back for his second year in a Heat uniform would be phenomenal. He already had broken through that imaginary wall to play well in his first deep playoff run, and a second year in that comfort zone would only mean more success. Then he was told the Heat planned to run more in the upcoming season."
Bosh: Wade is Miami Heat's go-to player
"Controversial storylines involving the Heat seemed to swirl around the team constantly last season. This time around, the spotlight hasn't been nearly as harsh and bright. Until Friday, that is. In an interview in this month's GQ magazine, Heat forward Chris Bosh said, all things considered, Dwyane Wade should be the team's go-to player in potential game-winning situations and not himself or LeBron James. His reasoning: "Because of his success in the past, given what he's done. He's a champ. He's an MVP, and he's hit a bunch of last-second shots. That's the time you have to put pride aside a little bit, and do what's best for the team. He's quickest, and he's gonna get a shot off. He"
Chris Bosh leads Miami Heat to 3OT win over Atlanta Hawks
"The end of the Heat's bench Thursday looked like a commercial for a high-priced men's clothing store. Among the fashion models were Dwyane Wade and LeBron James. On the court was a thrift store of desperation. Somehow, the Heat's mix-and-match ensemble lasted three overtimes and won it. In its most impressive and exciting game of the season, the Heat defeated the Hawks 116-109 in triple overtime at Philips Arena without two of the best players in the NBA and only 10 players in uniform. The Heat avenged its only loss of the season winning its fourth game in five nights. It was a Herculean effort in just the Heat's third triple-overtime game in team history."
Miami Heat's Chris Bosh brings Christmas cheer to neglected and abused youths
"The 100-plus children had just scattered, intent on using every moment of available time to play games with those unlimited cards they were given at Game Time in Coral Gables. "I want to play games, too, man," said the 6-11 child-at-heart who was responsible for this whole event. Chris Bosh wasn't about to stand around and let the kids have all the fun. So Bosh, with his 3-year-old daughter Trinity, who he affectionately calls "Trin-Trin," and his wife Adrienne nearby, made it over to a motorcycle racing game, creating lifelong memories for a few children just by swaying side to side on a video-game vehicle next to them."
The Dirkification of Chris Bosh's arsenal
"It looked like any ordinary Miami Heat attack in transition. Early in the team's open scrimmage on Thursday night, the Heat pushed the ball up court. Dwyane Wade barreled through the paint for a signature twisting layup, but when the lane was cut off at the last moment, he kicked the ball out to the perimeter to a trailing Chris Bosh. The 6-foot-10 power forward, whose defender was too busy protecting the basket against Wade, was wide open at the top of the key. So he calmly stepped into his shot behind the 3-point line and let it fly. What's this? Chris Bosh taking a 3-pointer? In transition? Splash."
Playoff run gave Miami Heat's Chris Bosh a hunger to win NBA title
"At some point in an NBA player's career — at least for the self-motivated ones that have a desire to be great — a light comes on. That light exposes two things, mostly: What you've done wrong, and more importantly, just how good you can really be. For Dwyane Wade, that light came on after his rookie season, when he surprised the NBA world with his top-tier talent, despite playing out of position, and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals."
Heat teammates at ease with Wade, Bosh, LeBron star system
"Lights! Camera! Dwyane Wade! LeBron James! Chris Bosh! At the podium on media day. In front of the photographers. Celebrities: See who is courtside at the Finals And amid daily media throngs after practice. The others? You can find them to the side, often alone, waiting for the Miami Heat star attractions to finish their mega media obligations. "We," power forward Udonis Haslem said, "work on the bus and make sure it keeps working." While it could be debated whether the Miami Heat started the latest incarnation of the NBA's "Big Three" trend, what's become clear is that teams aren't necessarily viewed as "teams" anymore, but rather as core players and the rest of the roster."
Leaner Dwyane Wade steps forward in defense of LeBron James, Chris Bosh
"Among the Big Three, he was the one who was here first. To a degree, that puts Dwyane Wade in a different place with the Miami Heat than LeBron James and Chris Bosh. Wednesday, at the media launch event for his Jordan Fly Wade 2 sneaker, Wade spoke very much as a team captain, the lone member of the team's Big Three with such a designation. During a relaxed interview conducted in the bleachers of a gym in downtown Miami, Wade offered his thoughts about James' tumultuous year, Bosh's growth as an equal partner in the team's postseason success, and how he has stepped back when it comes to recruiting and the free agency of backcourt partner Mario Chalmers. He also spoke two days before"
Power now comes in bulk for Miami Heat's Chris Bosh
"Compared to his immense talent, Chris Bosh might be the most disrespected player in professional sports. Shaquille O'Neal once described him as a drag queen; Kevin Durant called him "a fake tough guy." If you search Bosh's name on Google, the results are … less than kind. It takes a confident and strong individual to shrug off all that derision, and Bosh is certainly that. Now it appears Bosh is hell-bent on matching his physical toughness with his mental fortitude. NBA players were allowed to work out at league practice facilities Thursday for the first time since the lockout ended. And Bosh's new physique was on full display. It was obvious he used the prolonged lockout to his advantage."
Chris Bosh adds more muscle to his body, promises more muscle in his game
"Chris Bosh wasn't bullied last season, no matter how the national story line often went. He wasn't enough of a bully either. By season's end, the Heat forward had seen and heard enough, then saw and heard some more. He reviewed every NBA Finals game several times to see what the Mavericks did and the Heat didn't. And yes, he heard the cackling commentary, from around the country, about the absence of force in his game. "I look at all the mistakes that I made, and with all those jokes going on around me, I kind of let that happen a little bit by not being as aggressive as I could be," Bosh said Thursday after an unsupervised workout with James Jones and Udonis Haslem on the first day"
Obama lockout game to feature Heat's Chris Bosh, Juwan Howard, Alonzo Mourning
"The latest lockout offering? The Obama Classic Basketball Game, a fundraising event that apparently will have a Miami Heat flavor. Friday night, BarackObama.com, a fundraising wing, announced that an NBA lockout game will be held Dec. 12 at a yet-to-be-announced venue in Washington, with Miami Heat forwards Chris Bosh and Juwan Howard, as well as Heat executive Alonzo Mourning among those on the playing rosters. Mourning, 41, has not played since sustaining a serious knee injury in 2007, but has taken the court for various charity events. He is one of many retired players listed among the participants. NBA lockout rules strictly forbid active players and members of team or NBA staffs to"
Chris Bosh on Shaq attack in book: 'Just a tactic'
"Chris Bosh has been through this so many times that he just smiles. Yes, he gets it, that he's not Shaquille O'Neal's personification of elite, a star, perhaps even a man. The latest dig comes in O'Neal's latest autobiography, the just-released "Shaq Uncut: My Story." Included in the retired center's inspection of the Miami Heat, beyond the now-well-chronicled digs at Pat Riley, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, are the latest volleys at Bosh. Now, as before, O'Neal stresses that the veteran power forward has achieved stardom without earning it, is more about numbers than winning, and "is not an elite player.""
CBA could put Big 3 versatility to test
"While a single collective-bargaining agreement will emerge from the NBA lockout, it is becoming evident that a dual set of operational rules will be in place, one for teams operating below the luxury tax and another for those operating above. Stay below and flexibility, salary-cap exceptions and greater access to the free-agent and trade markets will remain in place. Operate above and you had better be content with what is in place on your roster, because it won't be getting much better. Which (as always) brings us to the Heat."
Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh out of Puerto Rico exhibition
"An NBA lockout exhibition scheduled for Sunday in Puerto Rico that was to include the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh has been canceled. "The Puerto Rico game on Sunday is not happening," a source familiar with the situation texted the Sun Sentinel on Friday. The event, which also had listed Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant among participants, initially was supposed to be part of a world tour with additional stops in London, Macau and Australia. None of those games are currently scheduled."
Heat's LeBron, Wade, Bosh poised for lockout world tour
"The domestic lockout tour of NBA stars apparently is about to take to the world stage. In the wake of a report by a Puerto Rico newspaper last week, ESPN and Yahoo are reporting that a group of NBA stars that would include the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James are poised to participate in a six-game world all-star tour from Oct. 30 through Nov. 9, with stops in Puerto Rico, London, Macau and Australia. While the event is contingent on the continuation of the NBA's work stoppage, the NBA already has cancelled games scheduled through Nov. 15, with additional rolling cancellations expected to be forthcoming if there is no progress in the federal mediation that continues"
Miami Heat's Big 3 to take show on road?
"Heat stars Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh might have found a way to get paid for playing basketball despite the current NBA lockout. Wade, James and Bosh are making plans to join other stars for a six-game tour that will traverse four continents and two weeks, according to multiple reports. Wade and Bosh have reportedly signed on for the tour and are awaiting James' commitment to the project. According to a report by ESPN, players who participate in the tour will be paid in amounts ranging from six figures to $1 million."
Sources: NBA stars plan exhibition tour
"While NBA commissioner David Stern and players' union executive Billy Hunter meet with a federal mediator in hopes of saving the NBA season, the league's top players are finalizing plans for a two-week exhibition tour during what would have been the first two weeks of the regular season, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. While the final details are still being worked out, more than a dozen of the league's best players are working to join forces on what would be a two-week, six-game, four-continent blockbuster tour, sources said. In a trip that could resemble Team USA's takeover of the world stage at the 2008 Beijing Games, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Derrick"
Heat Big 3 warm up at FIU thriller, hoping for real thing
"Saturday night was about what LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have been missing. The coming week might be about what they won't get back. Gathering at Florida International University for their charity lockout all-star game, the Miami Heat's three stars found themselves talking about a thirst for basketball that largely might go unquenched except at events such as Saturday's surprisingly dramatic "South Florida All-Star Classic." "I'm prepared for a season whenever it happens," James said before Saturday's extravaganza, which drew an overflow, enthusiastic, sellout crowd at 4,000-seat U.S. Century Bank Arena, "and I've been preparing all summer, putting in a lot of work.""
FIU/NBA tickets sell out; scalpers driving up prices
"In less time than it takes to play an NBA game, all available tickets were snapped up Monday for Saturday's 7 p.m. NBA lockout all-star exhibition at Florida International University. Within an hour of the noon start of sales, all of the $100 lower-level reserved seats were gone for the game that will feature Miami Heat stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. In less than two hours, the remainder of the $50 upper-level seats were sold out, as well. While the game will be played at 5,000-seat U.S. Century Bank Arena, ongoing renovations and other logistics will reduce capacity closer to 4,000. The limited ticket supply created a frenetic scene at the University Credit Union Box"
LeBron, Wade, Bosh to host lockout all-star event at FIU
"It has been 21 years since South Florida hosted an NBA All-Star Game. Because of the NBA lockout, that drought soon could change. While the real thing is not on the horizon in the league's long-range planning, a source close to LeBron James confirmed Tuesday to the Sun Sentinel that James and Miami Heat teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have plans to team up to present a lockout pro-am all-star exhibition at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Florida International University. James has spent much of the offseason barnstorming with a series of locked-out NBA stars, participating in exhibitions in Cleveland, Los Angeles, Baltimore and, most recently, this past Sunday in Philadelphia. He also is scheduled"
Chris Bosh says Miami Heat season, 'More lows than highs'
"Whenever the Miami Heat come together after the NBA lockout, power forward Chris Bosh said Wednesday they still must come together as a team. Reflecting on both the work stoppage and his team being stopped two victories shy of a championship by the Dallas Mavericks in last season's NBA Finals, Bosh found himself in an introspective mode during an appearance on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike in the Morning." "It was highs and lows; it was more lows than highs," he said of the 2010-11 season, the Heat's first with the collaboration with Bosh, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. "It was tough, because most of the time when we won, it was just a relief. It wasn't really just like, 'Oh my God, I can't"
Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony to appear on 'Law & Order: SVU'
"While the NBA lockout threatens the Miami Heat's Nov. 2 nationally televised season opener against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, Chris Bosh has guaranteed himself television time this fall. NBC announced Monday that the Heat power forward will be featured on a Sept. 28 episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," an episode that also will feature Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, "True Blood" actor Mehcad Brooks, rapper Heavy D and veteran actor Dan Luria, who is best known for his role as the father on "The Wonder Years" and who has starred in Broadway's "Lombardi.""
Bosh: Heat have to just own up to "The Decision"
"bout the start of next season — whenever that is — we should be done talking about "The Decision." Maybe we won't be, maybe people will not let it die, but it feels like it should. LeBron James himself has said he would have handled it differently. The event turned all of the nation outside of South Florida against the Heat, but next season it stops being about The Decision and only about if the Heat can live up to their potential as a team. As a team, the Heat just need to own up to the decision and move on. That's not what I say, that's what Chris Bosh said on Scott Van Pelt's show on ESPN Radio. "I say you own up to it. We all make mistakes. I think anybody would be kidding themselves"
Agent: No current overseas offers for Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh
"If Miami Heat players head overseas during the lockout, the plans apparently will come on delayed and short notice. Agent Henry Thomas, whose agency represents the Heat's Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, Tuesday told the Sun Sentinel none of those three clients have received overseas offers and that none are actively seeking such opportunities. "If there are opportunities presented to my guys," Thomas said, "it's my responsibility then to look at those opportunities and see what they are." While Wade on Tuesday became the latest Heat player to address the option, he, like James said a day earlier, apparently views the choice as a matter of last resort amid the NBA lockout."
LBJ and his 'Rat Pack' didn't tip their casino servers at CP3's wedding
"It looks as even the richest of the NBA superstars are penching their pennies during the lockout. Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Norm Clarke had an interesting story recently on Jason Whitlock's podcast where he describes the penurious ways of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony at Chris Paul's recent extended bachelor's party last month in his city. The group received complimentary benefits while partying at the Cosmopolitan Club and Palazzo. But Clarke reports they forgot about their servers as they allegedly failed to leave any gratuities while they were there. The exchange is about at the 8-minute mark of the interview. "People at the Cosmopolitan said when Chris Paul"
Wade, Bosh's agent says they are "open" to playing overseas
"I am open to winning the lottery. I am open to spending a month living in a villa in Tuscany. Or Maui. I'm open to only drinking 25-year-old Glendronach scotch. I'm open to having a private jet. I'm open to eating all my meals at Le Bernardin. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are open to playing overseas, according to their agent. There is a slightly better chance what they are open to will actually happen than my wish list, but not much. Still, we feel obligated to pass this note along from the Miami Herald. Not only is Dwyane Wade open to considering overseas overtures should the lockout extend into the season, but Chris Bosh is, too, according to their agent, Henry Thomas."
Chris Bosh spends $300k on weddings
"In what is being called the "Royal Wedding of Miami," Chris Bosh spared no expense in tying the knot. Bosh and Adrienne Williams just had a three-day wedding extravaganza to remember in front of 300 invited guests. The couple was secretly married in April, but because of the busy basketball schedule, they took time to commemorate the occasion with friends and family this month. While the $300,000 bill cited by People Magazine sounds outrageous, it's just 2.1 percent of Bosh's $14,500,000 salary from last season with the Heat. Bosh will make a total of $109,837,500 before his contract in South Florida ends in 2016. A six-time All-Star, Bosh spent his first seven seasons in Toronto, leaving"
Bosh hits town Dec. 2, lockout permitting
"At least now they have something to cancel. The NBA announced its 2011-12 season schedule amid the usual fanfare Tuesday, with an hour-long broadcast on the league's TV station and hoopla across its websites, even though there's no guarantee things will begin when they're supposed to — with the Chicago Bulls at the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 1. The league-imposed lockout is nearing the three-week mark, with talks scheduled to resume Friday."
Shaq disses Bosh, but has confidence in Heat's Big 2
"Chris Bosh? Chris who? At a time when the Miami Heat released its 2011-12 regular-season schedule Tuesday without mentioning a single player by name due to the lockout, and a time when the NBA did the same with its formal schedule release, Shaquille O'Neal pushed aside any league-mandated, lockout-created restrictions. And mentioned LeBron James and Dwyane Wade by name during NBA TV's schedule show. "The Miami Heat," the former Heat center said, "they've got a lot of great players, the 'Big Two.' They will be back. "LeBron James is taking a lot of criticism, but I know LeBron very well. He hears everything that everyone is saying, so I think he's going to come back and have an MVP year"
Chris Bosh ends his Twitter strike
"Chris Bosh got tired of the negativity. So one of the NBA's most active users of social media — someone who had held follower contests with other NBA players — stopped tweeting in late November, and said he stopped checking his account as well. Something changed his outlook last week, apparently. On July 1st, he tweeted: "November….. wow. It's been a minute!!!!" He's been tweeting regularly since, at a rate faster than even his fiancee Adrienne Williams (@FutureMrsBosh), who has been with him in the Hamptons."
The NBA is letting the Miami Heat attend Chris Bosh's wedding
"The NBA has locked its players out, which means NBA team personnel can have no contact (right down to phone calls, emails, or Twitter conversations) with its players. Nobody can tape an ankle, join up as a fourth on the back nine, or buy a round after the 19th hole. Strictly verboten. And it's not as if the NBA is run by a bunch of Sergeant Schultzs. If you email, Tweet, or kibitz over a club sandwich, the NBA will find out. You just can't be seen mixing it up. Save for Chris Bosh's(notes) wedding, an event the NBA recently confirmed it would allow special access to for Miami Heat staff. So there's no excuse, Miami Heat front office and coaching staff (much less Miami Heat players) for"
NBA lockout even impacts Chris Bosh wedding list
"While Chris Bosh's recent "Hangover" style bachelor party has been well chronicled across the web, his South Florida wedding later this month became a bit more complicated by the lockout. Under lockout rules, the NBA has banned contact between players and team officials or coaches. Bosh, however, already has several such Miami Heat members on his invitation list. While the Heat declined comment Friday, citing league guidelines, the team apparently has already cleared the appearances of management and the coaching staff at the power forward's nuptials through the NBA. NBA spokesman Tim Frank initially said Friday, "There are exceptions to the general no-contact rule in special or unusual"
Pat Riley: Celebration might have been a 'mistake'
"At the finish, Pat Riley reflected back on the start. That smoke-machine, spotlight, hydraulic-lift welcome party for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh last July at AmericanAirlines Arena? Perhaps, Riley said Tuesday, not the best way to go. "There were things we would probably, if we had a chance to really think about it, and do it over again, may have done it a little bit differently," Riley said in his annual state-of-the-team postseason media session. But the Miami Heat president said the whole issue also become way overblown. Asked Tuesday to reflect on that high-volume moment, Riley tried to offer perspective. "The day that somebody asks my daughter to marry him, she's going"
Pat Riley stresses Spoelstra will coach, Big Three will remain
"Depending on the perspective, Erik Spoelstra is either off the hot seat or on the clock. About the only long-term clarity revealed Tuesday regarding the Miami Heat long-term coaching outlook is that Pat Riley will not be a factor. The Riley portion of the equation came from Riley himself, with the Heat president holding an informal media session at AmericanAirlines Arena nine days after his team fell in the NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks. "No, I'm not going to do that," Riley, 66, said when asked about a potential return to the bench. "It doesn't mean that I don't have the fire, but no, we've got a great young coach here and I want to support him and hope that he can grow like I did.""
Pat Riley stresses Spoelstra will coach, Big Three will remain
"Miami Heat Pat Riley reiterated Tuesday that he has no plans to return to coaching and that Erik Spoelstra is his choice to guide the team for years to come. In a wide-ranging, informal media session at AmericanAirlines arena, a relaxed Riley, in a buttoned-down blue pinstriped shirt, spoke at length about the 2010-11 team that came up short in the NBA Finals and where the franchise is headed. Of a possible return to coaching, Riley, 66, said, "No, I'm not going to do that." He paused, adding, "It doesn't mean I don't have the fire. But we've got a great young coach here." While Riley would not discuss specifics about Spoelstra's coaching future, he said, "Definitely we're going to bring"
Chris Bosh's emotional ride ends with tears
"Chris Bosh embodied the Heat's collective emotions when he collapsed in the tunnel leading to the locker room after Dallas won Game 6 and the NBA championship on Miami's home court. The Heat was humbled, overwhelmed and temporarily incapacitated. It took the team's most honest player to express the anguish. Suddenly, the season was over. The air gushed out of Bosh, and he fainted to the floor. It wasn't so much a letdown as a crash. "I haven't experienced that pain in a very long time," Bosh said. "To be so close and work so hard and come up short, it just got to me. It took over me. "I'm not an emotional guy. I couldn't help it. I got it out of me and feel a lot better." Bosh spoke"
Bosh sued by the mother of his child over reality TV show
"The mother of Chris Bosh's child is suing the Miami Heat star, alleging that Bosh prevented her from appearing on the reality show "Basketball Wives." Allison Mathis, Bosh's ex-girlfriend, claims in a lawsuit filed Monday in Orange County Circuit Court that Bosh "intentionally, knowingly, maliciously and without justification interfered" in her employment, prompting the television show's production company to fire her. In early May, Bosh sued Mathis and Shed Media, the show's production company, alleging that they were trying to exploit her former relationship with Bosh for "commercial gain.""
Chris Bosh says he's not emotional, but admits he 'couldn't help' crying
"For his first seven years in the NBA, Heat forward Chris Bosh toiled in relative anonymity in Toronto, where hockey is king. So none of the Heat's "Three Kings" had to make a bigger adjustment than Bosh when it came to handling the spotlight as well as the basketball. It was no surprise that seconds after the Heat were eliminated by the Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, it was the introspective, book-reading giant who seemingly took defeat the hardest. TV cameras caught Bosh collapsed and sobbing on the corridor floor en route to the locker room. "I haven't experienced that pain in a very long time,'' Bosh said after his season exit interview at AmericanAirlines Arena on Tuesday"
Heat should pull plug on Big Three
"They're done. Miami's Big Three — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Add Erik Spoelstra and front-running Heat fans, too. Toast. All of them. They can't survive what we just witnessed, a Finals meltdown of historic proportion, an ego deflation that is being celebrated throughout the basketball world. With their preseason celebration and postseason (cough, cough) arrogance, The Big Three set the stakes — championship or bust. Now, in the aftermath of the Dallas Mavericks taking three straight games and the title, the Heat must accept the consequences. It's over. Wade's brainchild and Pat Riley's free-agent coup is a failure. The right thing to do is to blow it up before it dies as a"